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News PS1 Sci-Fi RPG SaGa Frontier Is Being Remastered on PS4 in 2021
A new frontier
Square Enix has announced SaGa Frontier Remastered, a remaster (duh) of the sci-fi JRPG that launched on PS1 all the way back in 1997. It was never officially released in Europe, so for a lot of players, this will be their first chance to experience the adventure. Much like other games in the SaGa series, SaGa Frontier has multiple...
News Final Fantasy 14 Announcement Showcase Planned for February 2021
Next expansion reveal likely
Square Enix will be hosting a special announcement showcase on 5th February 2021 for its grand online MMO Final Fantasy XIV, where a number of "cool things" will be shown. The broadcast will include a live interpretation from Japanese to English, meaning European and US players will be able to follow along. The live...
Review Just Cause 4 - An Explosive Open World Romp
Just bores
Republished on Wednesday 25th November, 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of December 2020's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows. There's moments playing Just Cause 4 when you'll almost certainly find yourself grinning from ear to ear in much the same way that you might watching a...
News NEO: The World Ends With You Brings the Stylish RPG Property Back on PS4
NEO Tokyo
Here's an announcement that we didn't expect to see today: Square Enix is bringing The World Ends With You back from the dead. You may remember the stylish role-playing property from back when it was a Nintendo DS title, a whole 13 years ago. It went on to become something of a cult classic. NEO: The World Ends With You is the name of...
News Marvel's Avengers Takes Aim at Kate Bishop Add-On, Free from 8th December
Kate Bishop makes her debut next month
Marvel’s Avengers’ long-awaited – and free – expansion featuring Kate Bishop will roll out from 8th December on the PlayStation 4, developer Crystal Dynamics announced today as part of a War Table content drop. This add-on will feature an entirely new story, as well as a brand new villain: the Super...
News PS5 Shooter Outriders Gets New Gameplay, Shows Endgame Expeditions in Action
Character building
A new chunk of gameplay footage from upcoming looter shooter Outriders has been released, showing what you can expect from the experience once you're finished with the campaign. Outrider's endgame is based on 'expeditions'. There are 14 of these in-depth challenges to get through, and the difficulty is described as "brutal". As...
News Dragon Quest XI S Is Indeed 60FPS on PS4 Pro
Demo confirms it
A playable demo for Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age just launched on PS4, and it confirms that the game runs at a seemingly rock solid 60 frames-per-second on PS4 Pro. When the title was announced for Sony's system earlier this year, there was some slight confusion over how the game would run, seeing as it is...
News Dragon Quest XI S Demo Out Now on PS4, Progress Carries Over to Full Game
Best Quest is back
As was leaked last week, a demo for Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age is available to download now on the PlayStation Store. Any progress that you make in said demo can be carried over to the full game, which launches next month on the 4th December. Completing the demo will also net you three Seed of Skill, which you can...
News Dragon Quest Creator Teases 'All Sorts of Announcements' for 2021
The series' 35th anniversary
2021 will mark the 35th anniversary of Dragon Quest, and it sounds like Square Enix is keen on celebrating. Speaking during the recent Dragon Quest X Fall Festival 2020 — as translated by Gematsu — series creator Yuji Horii teased "all sorts of announcements" for next year. The big one could obviously be D
News PS Plus Collection's Final Fantasy XV Upgraded to Royal Edition
Now includes DLC
Not only did yesterday's PlayStation Plus Collection update add two more PlayStation 4 games into the mix (Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Zombies Chronicles Edition), but it also upgraded a pre-existing one. Final Fantasy XV
News Final Fantasy 16 Teaser Site Revealed, New Character Details
Protagonist named Clive Rosfield
Just as it promised to, Square Enix has today unveiled the Final Fantasy XVI teaser website. The web page introduces the world and characters of the PlayStation 5 title, and you can check it out through here. The PlayStation Blog also has a list of all the new details shared today so let's run you through them. The...
News Looks Like a Dragon Quest XI S Demo Is Incoming on PS4
Data added to PlayStation Store
Square Enix will soon release a demo for Dragon Quest XI S on PS4, if new PlayStation Store product data is anything to go by (as spotted by Gematsu on Twitter). The enhanced role-playing title — which is set to launch on Sony's system in December — features a fully orchestrated soundtrack alongside an optional 2D...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Patch 1.01 Out Now on PS4, First Update Since Launch
Six months later
After many years of waiting, Final Fantasy VII Remake finally released on PS4 earlier this year, all the way back in April. And in all of that time since, the game has never received an update. A rarity for a big budget title these days. But now, with no prior warning, Final Fantasy VII Remake patch 1.01 has landed. You can...
News Marvel's Avengers PS5 Version Delayed to 2021
Kate Bishop add-on also pushed back
Remember Marvel's Avengers? Yeah, that came out on PlayStation 4 just over a month ago but you wouldn't think so. Since the hubbub of the game's launch, active player numbers have plummeted across all platforms, providing those who still want to suit up as one of the six superheroes with matchmaking problems. And...
News Grab a Physical Copy of Final Fantasy VIII Remastered on PS4
Across various regions this December
We know a lot of you prefer owning a physical version of a PlayStation 4 title as opposed to the digital edition, so listen up if you're a fan of Final Fantasy. Starting 4th December 2020, you'll be able to get your hands on a physical release of Final Fantasy VIII Remastered across certain territories. Those...
Faster loading, smoother performance
Ginormous MMO sensation Final Fantasy 14 will be fully playable on the PlayStation 5 using backwards compatibility, and its performance will be improved on Sony’s next-gen console. Speaking during a livestream where Square Enix outlined the immediate roadmap for the release – including an update due out in...
News Upcoming Content for Marvel's Avengers Will Bring Players Back, Says Studio Head
Crystal Dynamics confident of near-future plans
Let's be frank: interest in Marvel's Avengers seems to have taken a nosedive since it released last month. The Crystal Dynamics game combines a cinematic story with Destiny-like ongoing progression, but with a lack of meaningful endgame activities, players are beginning to lose faith. However, in a...
News Outriders PS5, PS4 Release Pushed to February 2021
Free upgrade and cross-play support
After originally targetting a release before the end of this year, Square Enix's Outriders will now launch on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on 2nd February 2021. You will be able to upgrade from the PS4 version to the PS5 edition free of charge and full cross-play support ensures you can play with users on Xbox...
News Final Fantasy 16 Basic Development and Scenario Production Is Complete
2021 release?
There's lots of rumours and speculation doing the rounds that the development of Final Fantasy XVI might be a lot further along than one would assume. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has said that the game is releasing "sooner than people think" after a production cycle that started at least four years ago, and this latest revelation throws...
News Outriders Release Date Reveal Planned for Tomorrow
Now we play the waiting game
Outriders, the new looter shooter from Square Enix destined for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, will confirm its release date tomorrow. A new video has popped up on the game's official YouTube channel that is set to premiere at 5pm BST / 9am PT on Thursday 8th October 2020, titled "Release Date Announce". So yeah,...
Sounds good to us
We don't know an awful lot about Final Fantasy XVI outside of its reveal trailer (which we still re-watch on a daily basis). Square Enix has previously said that the game's next big information dump is scheduled for 2021, but it seems as though we're getting broader details a lot sooner. Speaking during the publisher's Tokyo Game...
News PS5 Exclusive Final Fantasy 16's Graphics Not Tuned or Optimised Yet
Wanted to show in-game footage
Final Fantasy 16 set pulses racing during Sony’s big PlayStation 5 reveal event earlier in the year, but some did criticise the presentation of the next-gen release. Square Enix is known for its beautiful JRPGs, and for many the upcoming exclusive looked like a step down from Final Fantasy VII Remake, which launched...
News Final Fantasy 16 Targeting a Mature Age Rating
Adults only
The teen themes of more recent mainline Final Fantasy games will be cast aside for upcoming PlayStation 5 timed exclusive Final Fantasy 16, as publisher Square Enix eyes a Mature age rating. Confirmation comes courtesy of a European newsletter about the release, which includes an 18 PEGI symbol as part of the footer. It’s technically a...
Final fantastic
Final Fantasy XVI has been in development "for at least four years in some capacity", according to industry journalist Jason Schreier, speaking on the latest Triple Click podcast. Schreier credits sources who are apparently familiar with the game's production. And yes, this does mean that Final Fantasy XVI is "coming sooner than...
News Dragon Quest XI S Overview Trailer Shows What's New on PS4
Still due this December
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (phew!) is coming to PS4 on the 4th December 2020, but what's new in this re-release? The game's latest trailer, fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2020, has everything you need to know. As the name implies, it's set to be the definitive version of Dragon Quest XI — an...
News NieR Replicant Gets April 2021 Release Date on PS4, No Mention of PS5
NieR enough
NieR Replicant now has a confirmed release date, both in Japan and here in the West. The action RPG will launch in the US and Europe on the 23rd April 2021 for PS4, while Asia gets it a day earlier. There's been no mention of a PS5 version. For those totally out of the loop, the new NieR Replicant is an enhanced remaster of the old NieR...
News Marvel's Avengers Patch 1.3 Fixes 'Over 1000 Issues', Including Progression Bugs
Biggest update yet
Good lord, what kind of state was Marvel's Avengers in when it launched earlier this month? The game's "biggest patch yet" will be available to download shortly on PS4 (later today at the time of writing), and it promises to fix "over 1000 issues". While it's great that all of this stuff is being improved, is it really okay to be...
News More Final Fantasy XVI Information Coming in 2021, Square Enix Confirms
The waiting game begins
Square Enix blew the doors off Sony's PS5 showcase, coming in hot with Final Fantasy XVI. Unlike what we've come to expect of the Japanese publisher over the years, the title actually got a gameplay trailer, suggesting that the project is at least some ways into active development. However, it sounds like Final Fantasy XVI...
News Final Fantasy XVI Announced, PS5 Console Exclusive, Gameplay Trailer
No, really
Final Fantasy XVI is real, and it's a PlayStation 5 console exclusive. It doesn't have a date yet, but we do get to see gameplay in the trailer that we've embedded above. It's difficult to say how far along the project is, but we're hyped.
News Fans Expect Final Fantasy 16 to Be Announced for PS5 Next Week
Neverending story
There’s been a recurring rumour throughout the year that Final Fantasy 16 is ready to be revealed, and while many had anticipated it during Sony’s Future of Gaming event earlier in the year, the announcement of next week’s PlayS
Poll Did You Buy Marvel's Avengers?
Assemble
Marvel's Avengers is out now on PlayStation 4, but do you plan on buying a copy? We still remember the game's official reveal at E3 2019. It was a very muddy announcement, with Square Enix failing to tell us anything about how the title actually played. The Avengers themselves looked like knockoffs, and the mere mention of "no...
They look great, too
Well here's a bit of a weird news story. We've just received word that Final Fantasy VII Remake players should have received free PS4 avatar bundles for progressing through the game. But as it turns out, loads of players haven't been sent any of these codes via email, and as such, people are having to contact PlayStation support...
News The Marvel's Avengers Beta Was the Most Downloaded Beta in PlayStation History
Heroics
Marvel's Avengers is out right now on PS4 (if you nabbed the Deluxe Edition), and it's reasonably safe to assume that it'll be a big seller. As it turns out, last month's beta was the most downloaded beta to ever grace a PlayStation console. With the many, many high profile betas that have come and gone over the years, that's pretty...
News Marvel’s Avengers Adds Kate Bishop in First Post-Launch Operation
And she's free
You're going to have to wait slightly longer for Hawkeye and Spider-Man to make their way to Marvel's Avengers because Crystal Dynamics has just announced that the first superhero arriving after launch is Kate Bishop. Her story begins right after the culmination of the base game's campaign and ties into the narrative that also brings...
News Mysterious Action Game Babylon's Fall Will Reappear at Tokyo Game Show This Month
A tower to climb
Square Enix has confirmed that Babylon's Fall will appear in some capacity during Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online, which takes place later this month. The Platinum-developed action title is part of the publisher's announced games lineup, although it's unclear how big of a role it will play in proceedings. It's about time that we saw...
Site News Where's Our Marvel's Avengers PS4 Review?
We A.I.M. for next week
Marvel's Avengers is out on PlayStation 4 today via the Deluxe Edition and so you might be wondering where all the reviews, and indeed the Push Square verdict, are. We do have review code of our own and have been plugging away at the game's campaign since yesterday, but given the online nature of this superhero experience,...
News Marvel's Avengers Has a Paid Battle Pass for Every Superhero After Launch
$10 for each character
Crystal Dynamics has always promised that the superheroes added to Marvel's Avengers after launch will always be free, but what it didn't tell us until now is that the cosmetics associated with those characters will have to be unlocked via a purchasable Battle Pass. Titled Hero Challenge Cards, completing daily and weekly...
News If Only Marvel's Avengers Looked as Good as This Flashy CG Trailer
Dream machine
Marvel’s Avengers is shaping up to be a solid superhero-themed co-op brawler, and we’re really looking forward to playing the final version next week. However, it’s clearly not without its flaws, and this flashy CG spot makes us dream of the game it could have been. While this promotional spot is only 60 seconds long, it packs in...
Darkened crystal
The original Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on the Nintendo GameCube was nothing short of a nightmare to set up. If you wanted to play co-op, each player needed their own Game Boy Advance and link cable. The handheld would become your controller, and its screen would display important information, like inventories and maps. It was...
News Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Grooves to the Beat This November
Feel it in your hearts
Announced as part of a quick-fire Nintendo Direct Mini Partners Showcase, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will also be making its way to PlayStation 4 on 13th November 2020. The big N also debuted some new gameplay, which you can check out in the trailer above. This rhythm-based spin-off has levels themed around classics...
News PS5 RPG Shooter Outriders Continues to Show Promise in New Co-Op Gameplay
Details the Technomancer
Outriders, the co-op enabled RPG shooter coming to PS5 at launch, has pumped out another eight minutes of gameplay. The video focuses on the the Technomancer -- the title's fourth and final character class. It also highlights how up to three players can combine their various abilities in order to better tackle their...
News Marvel's Avengers to Reveal Another Post-Launch Hero at Next War Table Livestream
On 1st September
If the post-launch additions of Hawkeye and Spider-Man aren't quite doing it for you, Marvel's Avengers will reveal a third superhero coming to the game after release as part of Square Enix's next War Table livestream. It'll take place on Tuesday 1st September at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST as players begin their journey putting the...
News Marvel's Avengers Launch Trailer Is Short But Sweet
Time to assemble
You can't have a big AAA release without the grand launch trailer to accompany it, and thankfully, Marvel's Avengers recognises that. This 60-second glimpse into the superhero experience definitely falls on the short side, but we're sure there is just enough here to get you excited about September's biggest PlayStation 4 title...
News Marvel's Avengers File Size Is a Massive 90GB on PS4
Avenge your hard drive
If you plan on buying Marvel's Avengers when it launches on PS4 next week, you're gonna have to make sure that you have room on your console's hard drive. According to the back of the box (as per an unboxing video from YouTube channel TheRelaxingEnd), the game weighs in at a whopping 90GB on Sony's system -- and that's the...
News Marvel’s Avengers Trailer Proves Sony Aren't the Only Bad Guys
A.I.M. assembles
If you're fully up to date on the current online chatter, you'd probably think that Sony itself is the main villain of Marvel's Avengers. It has, after all, put Spider-Man under the PlayStation-themed lock and key and given users of its consoles m
News Square Enix Considers Trials of Mana a Major Sales Success
Significantly surpassed expectations
It sounds like the recent PlayStation 4 remake Trials of Mana has quietly done really well for itself as Square Enix reports that the game has significantly outsold any expectations the publisher held for it. The news comes via a recent financial results briefing, where during a final Q&A session, the...
News Marvel's Avengers Rubs Salt in the Wound with Spider-Man Sticker on PS4 Box
Webbed wonder
We don’t know the exact details but Sony’s clearly invested heavily into Marvel’s Avengers to ensure Spider-Man is an exclusive character, so it’s not exactly going to shy away from the news. A new sticker spotted on the box art confirms the character’s inclusion next year, and it’s going to fan flames among disgruntled...
Poll Has the Marvel's Avengers Beta Convinced You to Buy the Game?
A question to marvel
Last week, we shared with you our initial impressions of Marvel's Avengers after gaining early access to the PlayStation 4 beta. And while we think its main missions are of a fairly high quality, it's the optional content that gives us pause. Many of its side quests feel wholly similar with generic tasks of defending points,...
News Oh Boy, There'll Be a Backlash to This Marvel's Avengers Trailer
Why assemble anywhere else?
You’ve got to respect the sheer audacity of Sony here: it’s podded out a serious chunk of change for timed exclusive Marvel’s Avengers content, and it’s going to make damn sure you know about it. This new trailer lists all of the advantages fans can expect when purchasing the Square Enix superhero title on the...
News PS5 RPG Shooter Outriders Is Starting to Look Better and Better
"Mass Effect meets Diablo"
Since it was announced earlier this year, we haven't been totally sold on Outriders -- the loot-driven third person shooter from developer People Can Fly. But honestly, the more we see of it, the more we're starting to come around. This latest gameplay from IGN is very looter shooter, but when paired with the...
